Alternative form of a little knowledge is a dangerous thing

To learn by experiencing the consequences of making mistakes.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of learn the hard way

simple past tense and past participle of learn the hard way

(law, Australia, Britain, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Canada) A barrister on the opposing side of a dispute; a member of opposing counsel.

(linguistics) A word or other linguistic form borrowed from a classical language into a later one, but partly reshaped based on later sound changes or by analogy with inherited words in the language. These words occur, for example, in the Romance and the Indo-Aryan languages.

(figuratively) to learn to avoid repeating a mistake.

simple past tense and past participle of learn from experience

Synonym of learn the hard way

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of learn from experience